Wall-structure support



Dec. 14 1926.

C. W. LANNOM WALL STRUCTURE SUPPORT Filed Dec. 5, 1924 INVEN TOR.

A TTORNEY Patented Dec. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES CLARENCE W. LANNOM, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WALL-STRUCTURE SUPPORT.

Application flled December 8, 1924. Serial No. 753,657.

My invention relates to wall-structure supports, and more particularlyto a novel cabinet adapted to be set and secured in a wall recess andembodying a seat, bench, table or the like element which may be readilyfolded away in the cabinet when not in use.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a novel cabinetconstruction of the above mentioned character in which the means forsupporting the seat, bench, table or the like, when extended for use,forms part of the frontpanel of the cabinet; and when the seat orelement is folded in the cabinet the same will be concealed by the saidpaneled front.

Other objects and advantages and the features of construction of theinvention. will appear in the subjoined description of the accompanyingsheet of drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved cabinet as seen when closed andsecured in position in a wall recess.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the cabinet and wall.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my cabinet showing the bench in partlyopen position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the position of the bench andsupporting panel. therefor when in service.

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on an enlarged scale and showing the meansfor connecting the seat to the cabinet.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section, partly broken away, of thebench extended for use: and

Fig. 7 is a view of a link member.

Referring to the drawing and figures thereof:

A cabinet represented by the reference number 10 and substantiallyrectangular in shape and embodying a folding bench 11, is adapted to fitand be secured in a recess formed in the wall 12. The cabinet ispreferably made of wood and comprises a back 13. jambs 14. and easingmembers 15 adapted to engage the front face of the wall bordering therecess therein.

A cleat 16 rigidly secured to the back 13 and between the upright jambs14, acts as a stifi'ening member as well as a seat stop and willhereinafter be more fully described. The cabinet is positioned in therecess so that the lower ends of the casing 15 restupon the upper edgeof the baseboard 17 secured at the base of the wall 12.

Forming the front of the cabinet and part of a bench construction arethree panels disposed one above the other, the lower panel 18, themiddle panel 19 and the upper panel 20. Said lower panel may be hingedat its lower end to the upper edge of the baseboard by means of hinges21, and may also be hinged at its upper end to the middle panel by meansof hlnges 22. Said middle panel is rigidly secured to the underside of aseat 23 intermediate the length thereof by any suitable common means. Tothe upper outer end of said seat 23 is connected the upper panel 20 byhinges 24.

Said seat is pivotally connected to the cabinet jamb by a pair ofconnecting links 25, each comprising a piece of round rod bent near eachend to form two oppositely disposed arms 26 and 27 at right anglesthereto. The arm 26 seats in a socket 26' out in the jamb 14, and thearm 27 seats in a similar socket 27 formed in the side edge of the seat23. One of such connecting links is similarly connected to each side ofthe seat 23.

The lower panel 18 and the middle panel 19 may be cut to form lips 28 onthe side edges thereof to engage the casing 15 when the cabinet isclosed, and the upper panel 20 may be provided with a similar lip 29around the sides and top for the same purpase.

A knob 30 is secured to the upper end of the upper panel 20 so as topermit the seat to be conveniently withdrawn from the cabinet.

It will readily be seen from the drawings that when the bench isextended for use the lower end of the seat 23 engages the bottom edge ofthe cleat 16, and the lower and upper panels 18 and 20 form supports forsaid seat.

Elements 31 Figs. 5 and 6, are pieces nailed or otherwise secured in thecabinet to hold the arms 26 in their respective sockets when the seat isin other than the horizontal position.

The specific construction of the connecting links permit'a relativelylong bench to be supported within a cabinet and within easy reach of anordinary individual for lowering.

In the drawings I have shown a cabinet embodying a bench construction,but obviously at-able, ironing board, or like structure could besimilarly constructed without departing from the spirit of my inventionas claimed.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is the following 1. In a wall cabinet structure adapted to besecured within a wall recess, the combination of a seat member having apaneled front in sections, means pivotally connected with the side edgesof the seat member and pivotally connected with the inside of thecabinet for connecting said seat member to the inside of said cabinet,the top section of said paneled front being hinged to the top oroutermost end of said seat and adapted when said seat is extended toform a support therefor at the said end, the said sections forming thepaneled front being in the same plane when the cabinet is closed.

2. In a wall cabinet structure adapted to be secured within a wallrecess-the combination of a seat member, means pivotal-o ly connectedwiththe side edges of the seat member and pivotally connected with theinside of the cabinet for connecting said seat member to said cabinet, apanel secured to the underside'ef said seat member intermediate thelength thereof, a second panel hinged to said first-mentioned panel andconnected to the lower end of said recess,

and a third panel hinged to the outer end of said seat and adapted toform an upright support for said seat when said seat is extended foruse, the said three panels being in the same plane when the cabinet isclosed to present a fiushfront.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

CLARENCE W. L'ANNoM.

